Policy-Making & Regulation in Europe

Course Code: PUBLG016

Course Tutor: Dr Adriana Bunea (Department of Political Science)

Assessment: One 3,000 word essay

Credit Value: 15

About this course

This
course develops students’ knowledge of how policy-making takes place and
policies are made in the European Union (EU). The course introduces principal
theories of EU policymaking relating to the main stages of the policy process:
agenda-setting, decision-making and policy implementation. The course discusses
the theoretical claims and observable implications of these theories with
respect to EU institutions, policymaking processes and policy outputs, and
critically evaluates them from the perspective of empirical evidence provided
by political science and public policy research. Different theoretical
perspectives and most recent empirical research are used throughout the course
to analyse a number of substantive policy areas.

Learning
outcomes

After the successful completion of this course,
students should be able to:

1. Describe the
main developments in key areas of European Union policy with the help of key
concepts and relevant terminology for the study and practice of EU
policy-making.

2. Explain policymaking processes and outputs in
the European Union by applying relevant political science theories and research
approaches.

3. Critically appraise political science theories
and research on European Union policies.

4. Develop a set of personal and key
transferable/employment skills and knowledge such as